PITTSBURGH — The North Shore was rocking early on Saturday, with Pitt fans assembled for ESPN’s “College GameDay.” Fans clad in royal blue and yellow braved an early morning rain that gave way to cloudy skies.

With the Pittsburgh skyline behind them, Desmond Howard, Pat McAfee, Nick Saban, Kirk Herbstreit and host Rece Davis took the stage on the great lawn outside of Acrisure Stadium at 9 a.m. McAfee, an alumnus of rival West Virginia, sang “Sweet Caroline” from the GameDay set, with the crowd behind him singing along.

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Amanda Filipcic-Godsey is a freelance writer in Pittsburgh. She covers Pittsburgh sports for CNHI Pa. newspapers. Follow her on Twitter @AmandaFGodsey.